Babysitter arrested for torturing toddlers in An Giang

Police in Long Xuyên City in the southern province of An Giang on Monday launched a criminal investigation against a babysitter who was allegedly involved in torturing three toddlers at Sắc Màu Tuổi Thơ nursery school.

Endangered bears rescued from private farm

Five endangered Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) were rescued from a private farm in Mỹ Tho City in the southern province of Tiền Giang on August 27. These bears are now on the way to Việt Nam’s Bear Rescue Centre in Tam Đảo town in the northern Vĩnh Phúc Province.

Holiday travel fares too high: experts

Many transport agencies in HCM City plan to increase fares on Friday and Saturday (August 31 and September 1) of the upcoming three-day National Day holiday, though experts have disputed the rationale for the increase.

Nearly 1,000 vehicles using electronic tags

Nearly 1,000 vehicles have been equipped with e-tags since electronic toll collection systems (ETC) were installed at toll stations on the HCM City – Long Thành – Dầu Giây Expressway in August last year.

Poor families receive breeding cows in Quảng Ngãi Province

 The Việt Nam Red Cross Society (VNRC) in collaboration with the Việt Nam-Russia oil and gas exploration joint venture (Vietsovpetro) handed over 55 breeding cows to poor families in Thanh An Commune, Minh Long District of Quảng Ngãi Province last week.

Resolution to improve construction investment

The Government has issued a resolution assigning major tasks for ministries and local authorities and asking them to identify solutions to obstacles relating to policies and investment schemes in the construction sector.

Coffee machine leaves good taste for farmers

In the past, coffee farmers in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai made the work manually but in the last ten years, they had another choice – using machine made by a local amateur mechanic Đỗ Đức Quang.

PM orders ministries to ensure road traffic safety

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has issued a directive ordering the Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Transport and relevant agencies to take urgent actions to ensure road traffic safety.

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